Local Movies Studios End Hiring Conspiracy

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Entertainment makes strange bedfellows: the Justice Department has forced several local movie studies to end a conspiratorial practice that lawyers say prevented workers from negotiating salaries and advancing their careers.

The arrangement was instituted by senior executives, according to the government.

Eventually, the Justice Department intervened, negotiating a settlement with the companies to end the practice. Job seekers will now be able to negotiate higher pay and better positions.

Similar arrangements existed at other firms. Google, Apple, Intel, Adobe, and Intuit all enjoyed anti-competitive agreements until earlier this year. The Justice Department, which called the practice illegal, has now forced them to end the practice for at least five years.